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The author started from a painful experience: while using Choice Scarf Basculegion, Clefable set up freely on it, which made him realize how broad Clefable's setup targets are. So he built a straightforward baton pass team. Natural Cure—er, Unaware Clefable uses Cosmic Power then passes, with Magic Bounce post-Mega blocking status. The main receiver is Competitive Corviknight (Bulk Up/Body Press style with Lash Out) that grows stronger when hit; the second receiver is Unaware Skeledirge, brought against Charizard and Lucario, using Substitute to dodge crits and Dragon Tail. Serperior leads with dual screens plus Glare so Clefable can set up safely, and can sweep with Contrary Leaf Storm if opponents misplay. Blastoise and Kingambit are backup picks for matchups Clefable can't exploit, like Espathra. Strengths: clear win condition, low piloting demand, beginner-friendly. Weaknesses: bulk depends on Cosmic Power stacks, so phazing, Curse or Perish Song plus heavy hitters break it, and Mega Gengar, Glimmora, Espathra and lucky crits are very rough.Build article →

这套队伍出发点是想换掉上期的大竺葵，改用其他Mega，正好群里都在玩长耳兔，作者就跟着试了「猫骗+剑舞」两开花的混合型长耳兔，再用前期表现不错的吃剩饭烈咬陆鲨和钢铠鸦给它铺路。后来看到一篇文章学到怎么保住苍炎刃鬼的气势披带，便参考着把Mega皮可西和幽尾玄鱼也加进来，结果Mega皮可西+陆鲨的组合强到长耳兔几乎不用派了。皮可西是魔法反射+稳重，能扛Mega喷火龙Y的过热和耿鬼的毒推，首发电磁波麻痺对手，再用鹦鹉学舌锁住强化招、月光回血给后续铺场；陆鲨双钉子（隐形岩+撒菱）配吃剩饭物耐很厚，跟皮可西属性互补，是全队MVP。收尾手有三个：幽尾玄鱼高速移动后连发墓碑挖掘最常用；苍炎刃鬼靠破碎铠甲+剑舞抜群，有皮可西在披带不容易被消；钢铠鸦留给对面有妙蛙花或河马兽+耿鬼+魔幻假面喵的场合，但容易TOD和平。最难处理的就是魔幻假面喵的三连冰柱，以及披带耿鬼、披带晶光花这种正面单挑型。Build article →

这支队伍是作者从赛季中期一直用大食花撒毒菱的经验里发展出来的，思路是把毒菱铺设和高种族值循环结合，于是把撒毒菱手和快龙+坚盾剑怪这套组合凑到了一起。大狃拉是出场率和贡献最高的MVP，假动作配毒菱铺毒效率极高，气势披带换成耐久向的住手果，鲨鱼皮和扬沙地面也能打，掉一档特防还能稳吃Mega晶光花的大地之力。Mega快龙是稳定行动保障，速度调到准速烈咬陆鲨之上，气流斩的畏缩很关键；坚盾剑怪堆耐久配剩饭+影子偷袭+王者盾牌，和毒菱配合极好。后两天补进Mega大竺葵和洗翠大剑鬼：Mega大竺葵正面顶物攻、用鼓动应付谜拟丘剑舞和暴鲤龙龙舞，对烈咬陆鲨+花叶蒂的组合特别有利；洗翠大剑鬼讲究围巾负责处理耿鬼、妖火红狐、宝石海星这些前面打不动的对手，回马枪还能跟Mega大竺葵打配合。河马兽兜底岩石和地面位。短板是索罗亚克最近抬头让大狃拉很难受。Build article →

The team started from the author's frustration: his previous even-HP Lopunny got steamrolled by Archaludon's Protect-then-evasion line, so he wanted a Mega that genuinely beats Archaludon. Mega Blastoise fit, since just a chip of damage lets Aura Sphere finish off bulky Archaludon. He built around it with Stealth Rock Archaludon as a lead, bulky Leftovers-less Sneasler with Sitrus to wall the things Blastoise hates (Meowscarada, Primarina, Lopunny, Kingambit and other priority users), and Scarf Basculegion as a late-game sweeper. Realizing Blastoise often couldn't break through prepared opponents, he added Vivillon as the real win condition, switched Archaludon to Sash + Rock Tomb to enable Vivillon's setup, and slotted Whimsicott with Moonblast/Memento to handle Garchomp leads and give Shell Smash Blastoise a free turn. He rates the Archaludon+Blastoise+Vivillon double-setup line very highly, but flags lead Garchomp, Meowscarada/Lopunny paired with Hippowdon, opposing Lum Berry users, and Unaware Clefable as his worst matchups.Build article →

这套队的出发点是作者上赛季用着顺手的 Mega 花叶蒂+吃剩饭烈咬陆鲨组合，本期直接定为核心，因为这俩对环境里难缠的钢铠鸦正面强势，烈咬陆鲨的固定伤害也跟花叶蒂配合极好。第三只塞了带诅咒之符的坚盾剑怪，专门补这俩怕的冰/钢打击面，三只之间属性循环很顺。第四只是本队的革新点——讲究围巾水洗洛托姆：上期一位用的洛托姆没人会预判围巾，伏特替换能打出对手意想不到的伤害，方便后排坚盾用影子偷袭收掉对面 Mega，对耿鬼、巨钳螳螂、妖火红狐、宝石海星、Mega 喷火龙 Y 这些原本难打的对手胜率大幅提升。骨纹巨声鳄负责压 Mega 长耳兔、Mega 巨钳螳螂、Mega 喷火龙 X 的选出，还能稳吃谜拟丘和彩粉蝶、狠辣椒、冰鬼护这类恶心队。最后一名换上 Mega 甲贺忍蛙，补幽尾玄鱼以及被前五吸引来的河马兽、烈咬陆鲨。作者自评强项是花叶蒂几乎对任何一般位都有刺，烈咬陆鲨耐打又能搅局；短板是坚盾这套配招打不过 Mega 喷火龙 X，且面对 Mega 长耳兔队坚盾很难出场。Build article →

This team is a refinement of the author's previous season squad. The original concept was Sitrus + Swords Dance + Substitute Sneasler using Umbreon as setup fodder, supported by WoW/Magical Fire/Encore Delphox to soften threats and Stealth Rock + Dragon Tail Archaludon for chip, letting Sneasler sweep at the end. Problems arose vs standard balance (Hippowdon/Dragonite/Aegislash), so Choice Scarf Garchomp was added as the real sweeper, forming a Delphox/Archaludon/Garchomp core selection. To handle Mega Lopunny, the author leads Delphox, switches to Garchomp on Fake Out, and went Adamant Garchomp to OHKO Lopunny and Basculegion. Delphox shifted from max Speed to bulk so it survives priority and keeps Encore pressure alive. Primarina runs Mystic Water mainly to OHKO Hippowdon, and Mega Venusaur was added as a "face" pick to deter lead Primarina and bait Corviknight. The author rates the team's strength as never falling behind on numbers since every member contributes even at low HP; weaknesses are Mega Lopunny leads and Delphox's shaky Will-O-Wisp accuracy.Build article →

The author felt this meta demanded an answer to Basculegion's Poltergeist sweeps. Scarf Meowscarada and Hydreigon get punished by switch-ins once locked, so he chose Kingambit instead: Sucker Punch traps Basculegion, and SD+Sucker turns bad matchups around. Garchomp with Focus Sash sets Stealth Rock to push Kingambit's KO range and packs Dragon Tail to phaze Hippowdon switch-ins and scout the back. Jolly Mega Charizard X rounds out the core, specifically built to beat Scarf Garchomp—after one Dragon Dance it outspeeds another Scarf Chomp and even max-speed Scarf Hydreigon. These three form the standard lead. The last three slots are bait: Floette lures steels for Charizard, Basculegion lures Scarf Meowscarada to set up Kingambit, and Corviknight makes opponents misread Charizard as Y. The author admits the team has many bad matchups and bled rating often, so the build still needs refining.Build article →

作者原本用Mega宝石海星打到过冠军级，后期掉到1800，最后一天前借了别人公开的对面构筑稍微调整甲贺忍蛙的配置后冲上最终冠军级。核心是首发超能艳鸵+Mega甲贺忍蛙的组合：超能艳鸵带气势披带，靠光子撞击正面打穿对手并把对方特防砍两阶，常常一只就能滚雪球；后续接Mega甲贺忍蛙，因为对手特防被削，变幻自在更容易发挥，甚至可以先不Mega用毒水波等技能切属性再Mega。配速上把性格从胆怯改成保守，是为了对枪幽尾玄鱼不被压死。第三只视情况派谜拟丘（对面向、收尾）或彩粉蝶（食残蝶舞催眠粉，钉受队和钢铠鸦），两者各打不同套路。Mega长耳兔和铝钢桥龙是备用，前者打袋兽队，后者铺隐形岩+龙尾骚扰当超能艳鸵难出场时的替代首发，并且摆出来还能误导对手以为超能艳鸵是接力套。作者自评首发稳定度极高，缺点是对月亮伊布、仆刀将军、火神蛾比较吃紧，只是这次环境里这些数量减少，加上Mega长耳兔和铝钢桥龙用得太少，选出灵活度还有待提升。Build article →

The author didn't build around a game plan — he just listed Pokemon that answer the format's many threats and landed on these six, a team meant to shut down the opponent's win condition rather than force its own. Four of the six look like possible Megas, which baits misreads. The centerpiece is a defensive HD Excadrill that hard-counters the format's best mon, Archaludon: it resists Archaludon's main moves, sets Stealth Rock for tempo, and occasionally steals games with Horn Drill. Mega Gyarados tanks hits with Intimidate plus its typing shift and removes a threat with wide coverage, Choice Scarf Hydreigon outspeeds Basculegion, Gengar and Greninja, and Skarmory lays Spikes to handle Lopunny and Meowscarada. The author is proudest of the homebrew HD Excadrill answer to Archaludon; the downsides are being walled by Skarmory and Hippowdon and the occasional accuracy whiff.Build article →

Built around continuing Mega Floette from last season, since Archaludon's rise meant fewer teams packed dedicated Floette counters. The author swapped Mega Charizard Y for Mega Gyarados as the second Mega, valuing its matchup against Aegislash (Floette's worst enemy) and its ability to set up Dragon Dance mid-cycle. Sash Stealth Rock Garchomp was considered for the lead, but bulky Sitrus Archaludon won out: it sets rocks, phazes with Dragon Tail, and rarely dies turn one, feeding setup chances for Gyarados. Aegislash (Spell Tag, SD) handles Corviknight and Mega Lucario as a second sweeper; Scarf Garchomp cleans up Lopunny and Volcarona; Corrosion Glimmora breaks Mega Venusaur/Umbreon/Skeledirge stall. Weak points: Hippowdon+Aegislash cores, Mega Lopunny, Sash Garchomp leads, and Moody users like Scovillain and Glalie.Build article →

The author's whole-season goal was to reach Champion rank using all three Sinnoh starters at once, so the team grew out of a Sinnoh mono build. Sash Infernape leads to set up with Stealth Rock, Will-O-Wisp and Encore, opening the door for Torterra and Mega Lopunny; Torterra eats two Choice Scarf Garchomp Outrages, boosts back up and reverse-sweeps, with Giga Drain keeping it healthy. Empoleon is the second setup pivot, chipping with Yawn plus Stealth Rock and using Competitive to wall Starmie, Delphox and Espathra. The early build leaned too hard on Lopunny, so wins came down to move accuracy and fast boosted Megas were a pain; the fix was a second Mega ace, Baton Pass Espathra and Cosmic Power Mega Clefable, which check fast threats like Mega Lopunny and balance the physical/special spread.Build article →

The team is named after its double Toxic Spikes, built by mashing a Wish Mega Delphox squad and a Mega Victreebel squad together. Mega Delphox runs Wish, Magical Flame, Psychic and Protect as a do-everything pivot that is mildly good and mildly bad into everything, while Sash Meowscarada is the first spiker, its Overgrow Trick Flower hitting absurdly hard. Archaludon with Leftovers, Substitute and Protect is the author's pick for strongest mon, Hippowdon is the dedicated Gengar answer, and Kingambit plus Mega Victreebel close games, with Victreebel binding and Strength-Sapping leads down and being a stable answer to Mega Lopunny. The two Megas can't be brought together. The author admits the team plays too passively and drew nearly every matchup, and never found a stable opening line against lead Garchomp or Archaludon.Build article →

Last season the author kept losing to Gengar and Charizard, so he started from defensive answers to both — Hippowdon, whose Earthquake OHKOs most Gengar, and HD Toxapex for Charizard Y — and built a Dragonite-based defensive cycle around them, switching between a normal cycle and a hard-stall plan by matchup. Mega Dragonite is the de facto ace: a Substitute set to break Hippowdon, with Fire/Dragon coverage and bulk that lets it trade with almost everything outside Fairy, and Timid to win the Dragonite speed mirror. Hippowdon is the main physical wall and Stealth Rock setter, Aegislash uses Sacred Sword on Archaludon and Fairies, and Choice Scarf Meowscarada covers Gyarados and Basculegion while spreading Toxic Spikes. The strength is the variety of support-move win conditions and having real answers to Archaludon. The weakness is feeble damage that drags games to time, leaning on poison Build article →